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A national treasure built in 1827 to accommodate a union of different faiths

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Sunday, October 20, 2013

November 2013 Update

With approaching cold weather the Meeting
House is nearly all buttoned up for the winter. A couple of chores need to be
completed, hopefully in November. The good news is that the window restorer,
Joe Caputo of East Pittston, has finished his work on three more windows. The
Asa and Ursula Gile , and the Rev. Carpenter Smith stained glass windows
werescraped, re-glazed, primed and painted
inside and out.

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Ernest "Tink" Rolfe was Readfield Fire Chief for 34 years. He and his wife lived on the Winthrop Road acrossfrom the old fire station.

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The stenciled glass window that was
restored years ago in memory of Mr. and Mrs, Tink Rofle was showing signs of
aging and so it was repainted. Everyone in Maine knows that anything made of
wood is never totally restored; it is an ongoing chore. New interior stops were
made to properly re-install it, something that had not been done at the time
the work was first undertaken.

Withthis work completed it means that
only one large window and the two small windows in the apse remain to be
done. Therefore,since 2010 - thanks to
the generosity of donors -it has been
possible to completely restore fourteen windows. This is a significant
improvement and would not have been possible without the magnificent outpouring
of donor support. Thank you all for your continued interest in the UMH.

The Board did not move forward as much as was hoped on resolving the dampness
problem in the crawlspace and basement due to smaller than expected income from
the 2013-14 membership drive. Continuing to work on this problem will be the
first order of business in 2014.

If you have not renewed your membership, or
wish to give an additional donation before the end of the 2013 tax year, the
Board would welcome your support.